The curse of the mummy : uncovering Tutankhamun's tomb /
During the reign of the New Kingdom of Egypt, the boy pharaoh Tutankhamun ruled and died tragically young. In order to send him on his way into the afterlife, his tomb was filled with every treasure he would need after death. And then, it was lost to time, buried in the sands of the Valley of the Ki...
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New York :
Scholastic Focus, an imprint of Scholastic Inc.,
[2021].
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Sands of the Past
- The "City of the Dead"
- Enter Howard Carter
- Ten seasons beneath the Theban sun
- A bird of gold that will bring good luck
- Under cover of darkness
- Early days in the tomb
- And at the Continental-Savoy hotel
- Curses!
- Shrines, sarcophagus, and coffins
- The mummy unwrapped
- Fabulous finds
- Work complete
- Exit Carter
- Space travelers, poison, and murderous mold
- Tutankhamun's place in history.